Written in June 2015
The first part starts from the Nurses Ball when Liz finds out Jake is Jason to when Jake's charges are dropped, and Sonny comes over to the house. The rest is pure fiction. It will be told from Jason and Elizabeth's POV at times.
Elizabeth
It's been almost a month (May 5) since the Nurses Ball and Nikolas told me Jake is really Jason. I knew I wanted him as Jake, but now that he is Jason, I want him even more. This is my chance of many for us to be together again. Nikolas told me this was not like me and I would regret it by not telling anyone. I wasn't thinking of Sam, Carly or even Sonny, I know it was wrong. But when we got home, we shared an incredible night together. After he left, I spoke to Jason's picture apologizing for keeping this secret and knowing what I was doing could hurt me more, but I couldn't help myself.
The next day Dr. Obrecht told me Jake had been arrested for killing Duke Lavery. I tried calling him, not knowing what to think. I turned around and saw him standing there, still in his tux. I ran to him and hugged him. I wanted to know what happened. I got the impression he killed Duke. I can't believe the Jake I was falling for, would ever do something like this. But the Jason I have loved most of my adult life would not give it a second thought. For years I knew this was part of his life, but this time I was not going to give up or let him give me up. I convinced him I wasn't going anywhere.
A few days later when Nikolas told me Hayden knew, I panicked, and it gave me pause; but not enough to give up the secret. Nikolas and I had a huge blowout, but I had to get to work. Shortly after I arrived Jason and Sam came rushing in with Hayden on a gurney. She had been shot. Patrick sent me home saying I was in no condition to scrub in on her surgery. Jason came home with me; he was very quiet. I must remember to keep calling him Jake. In many ways they are so different, but what is in his heart I feel they are the same person. His humor was much like it was when I was taking care of him years ago. Once Jason left town, when he returned, we still shared our laughs, but it was not the same. The night we conceived Jake was comfortable, sensual and we were open and laughing.
Jake told me Hayden said someone else knew who he was and hoped they would come forward. Nikolas is right, this is not like me and I hate myself for even thinking this, but I was almost relieved when I found out she was in a coma. It meant I might have more time with Jason. I almost said something, but it was not the right time. I asked him if he really wanted to know even if it meant he doesn't remember. He told me it didn't matter; he was breaking up with me. It could have been me instead of Hayden. I tried to convince him we'd be careful and believed he wouldn't let it happen. He didn't agree. He proceeded to tell me the whole story. He told me about his deal with Sloan and informing on Julian Jerome. He was turning himself in. He couldn't handle something like happening to me. This surprised me. Jake was showing he cared more about me than himself and would rather spend the rest of his life in prison. This Jason was putting me first. But if he knew he was Jason, he would fight tooth and nail to stay out of Pentonville. We decided to make our night last forever as if it would be a long time before we could be together again.
I had to go to work the next day, thinking about Jake's fate. When I got home I was on the phone with Nikolas. We were talking about Hayden and her coma. Jake came out from the kitchen and I was worried he overheard our conversation about Hayden not having the chance to tell him he is Jason. I quickly covered and then asked about Sloan. He told me the charges are dropped and he does not have to go to Pentonville. Once it all sunk in, we were kissing, and I said the only thing we had to worry about was Sonny as he would still want to come after him. As if his ears were ringing, Sonny showed up at my door, while Jake got a call from Sloan. We explained how it was Carlos Rivera and not Jake who killed Duke. Jason wanted to make peace. Soon after Sonny got a call and all I could hear was Ava's name. He had to leave.